Returning to Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, after staying at an Iban longhouse (on the beautiful Batang Ai lake) my driver tells me ‘Go to stall number 25 at Topspot. That’s the one I always go to and I always have the wonderful omelette with oysters.”A local radio station reporter introduces me to ‘the best laksa in China Street.’ We walk under Harmony Arch on Jalan Carpenter where, directly opposite the Sang Ti Miao temple, is an unpretentious but very busy Chinese hawker food hall. She is right! The laksa served there was wonderful and for the rest of my 8 weeks in East Malaysia it became the standard I used to compare various dishes of Sarawak Laksa.
via Foodie heaven – it seems all Malaysians are foodies.
I totally agreed with Travel Writer, Heather Hapeta that all Malaysians are foodies. We just love food, be it cooking or eating. Most of our eating places are opened till the wee hours of the early morning. Most Malaysians have four meals a day, breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper. It is amazing that we eat so much and yet obesity is not so common in Malaysia. Nutritionist often said that eating “mini meals” every two to three hours, or four to six times per day can lower cholesterol and promote weight loss although there isn’t much proof to back most of these claims.
Travel Writer is currently visiting my hometown and I love her stories and photographs of events and food around Kuching and Sarawak in general. In Malaysia, we love to eat in hawker stalls that serve the most authentic local dishes that both locals and tourists enjoy. (Kuching is the capital city of Sarawak, a state in East Malaysia.)
Here are some (only some) photos of our authentic hawker dishes.
Sarawak Laksa
Mee Goreng
Cha Kuih (Fried Carrot Cake)
Kuih Salad
Sarawak Rojak
Homemade Toufu (this is not a hawker food), a signature dish of Sarawak Club Restaurant
Belacan Beehoon
Satay
kuih chap
Cha Taugeh Kuih Tiaw (Fried Rice Noodles with Beansprouts)
Tomato Mee
Oyster Omelette
Photo credits from various sources, self, facebook friends or Kuching food critics page contributors.
I ever talk about Laksa Tangerang…popular in Tangerang, Banten.
We have different kinds of Laksa in Malaysia. Sarawak Laksa is totally different from West Malaysia or Singapore Laksa. Is Laksa Tangerang similar to Singapore Laksa?
There are three kinds of laksa in Jakarta and its surroundings…Laksa Tangerang, Laksa Betawi (with oncom) and Laksa Cibinong/ Bogor.
There is also Laksa Banjar which contains of Haruan fish..while in Palembang is called Lakso and Laksam.
Check this out..
http://bambangpriantono.wordpress.com/2013/07/07/goody-foody-indonesia-laksa-tangerang/
HELP!!! I should not have looked at this when I was feeling hungry. You are blessed to travel so much and enjoy such a variety of delicious cuisines, Jess! Thanks for sharing via photos 🙂
Hi Vera, please help yourself and have a feast! 🙂
now i’m hungry!!
Lucky you, Heather. You could go to your favorite laksa stall. I will just fill my hunger looking at those food pictures. 🙂
We don’t have Laksa stalls in Wellington, New Zealand
Ohh I thought you are still in Kuching. 🙂
What mouth-watering pictures of food! This is the first time I am seeing and hearing of the Tomato mee. Never knew it existed in Malaysia.
I absolutely love mee goreng and fried carrot cake (white). You missed out the Maggi goreng – my all time favourite! 🙂
Tomato mee is a local Kuching favourite. You could do your own quite easily using those packed crispy noodles. Oh Maggie goreng – made from Maggie noodles pack as in the mama stalls? 🙂
A lot of the crispy noodles I buy tend to be a bit too hard to eat comfortably. I think I’m doing it wrong
Yes, Maggie goreng, the mamak/mama variety made from Maggie instant noodle packs. I can never get enough of eating this 🙂
I will share the secret recipe for my homemade tomato the next time I make it. 🙂
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